Education

America Works (On Misleading the Public)

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 13, 2015

America Works USA, an affiliate of the union-funded Democratic Governors Association, recently launched an ad campaign in support of Gov. Wolf’s effort to raise taxes on middle-…

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Gov. Wolf’s False Facts on Facebook

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • July 10, 2015

Governor Tom Wolf made it clear that he didn’t like anything in the budget that the General Assembly put on his desk on June 30—even though it mirrored about…

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Regulation

Wolf Repeating Same Mistakes of the Past

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 9, 2015

Earlier this week, we pointed out how Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto of liquor privatization—using talking points from union leaders to justify his action—didn’t make much sense. Wolf’s reasoning…

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Education

When Desperation Sets In

  • James Paul
  • July 9, 2015

This is what desperation looks like. Gov. Tom Wolf recently visited Downingtown Area School District and claimed the no-tax-increase budget he recently vetoed “includes only $8 million…

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Taxes & Economy

Reprehensible

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 9, 2015

In the Philadelphia Inquirer earlier this week, Gov. Tom Wolf uses strong rhetoric about his desire for a large severance tax increase.  The governor responded by calling it…

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Regulation

Audio: Gov. Wolf’s Vetoes Keep the Status Quo Alive

  • Jonathan Reginella
  • July 8, 2015

Gov. Wolf promised to be a governor who would eliminate Pennsylvania’s destructive status quo. So how did he respond when state legislators put a budget without tax increases, a bill…

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Education

Fixated on Tax Increases

  • July 8, 2015

At the end of last month, Gov. Wolf vetoed the Republicans’ budget, criticizing it for failing to meet his lofty goals of closing the structural deficit, increasing education funding…

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Education

The Illustrated Pennsylvania State Budget

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 8, 2015

There’s a lot of misinformation being thrown around about the Pennsylvania state budget and education spending. While folk are entitled to their own opinions, they aren’t entitled to their own…

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Government Accountability

Transparency 10 Years after the Pay Raise

  • Elizabeth Stelle, James Paul
  • July 7, 2015

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the midnight pay raise. Although it was ultimately repealed, the pay raise was a dark hour in Pennsylvania political history. Over the…

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